HIV Risk Vaginal Secretions

Greetings Dr. Bob,I have yet to come across a post made by a lesbian to this board, so here's my contribution. On December 27, 2002, I had contact with a woman (ok, a stripper!) of unknown HIV status. While I did use my finger to explore her...

...cases of HIV transmission from performing oral sex on a person infected with HIV. While no one knows exactly what the degree of risk is, evidence suggests that the risk is less than that of unprotected anal or vaginal sex. If the person...
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...activity, people have reportedlybecome infected with HIV in this way. A number of studies have tried todetermine the exact level of risk of oral sex, but it can be difficult to getaccurate information from study participants. Since oral sex is...
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...safer sex to riskier sex. Each time you engage in a sexual activity, you choose (whether consciously or unconsciously) the level of risk you are comfortable with for that moment. Safer sex often involves use of latex condoms, latex dental dams,...
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...face down, and she was straddled over my but and started grinding on me.. even though she was wearing panties i am worried that vaginal secretions may have seeped though the panties and maybe got into a small cut I had by my anus (I shave down...
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...mistakes after fingering(non insertive, just the top of the vulva but got my fingertips damp) what I would now call a high risk African girl First mistake, I rubbed the side of my eye with the knuckle of my little finger. Second I opened a...
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...Simple question: is there any risk to getting a small amount of vaginal secretions on intact skin. This incident in question is fingering. It lasted for a few seconds. Intellectually, I think I should not worry.
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